擰

See also: 拧

擰 U+64F0, 擰 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64F0 ← 擯 [U+64EF] CJK Unified Ideographs 擱 → [U+64F1]

Translingual

Han character

擰 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 手十心弓 (QJPN), four-corner 5302₁, composition ⿰扌寧)

1. pinch
2. twist, wring
3. determined

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 460, character 30
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12883
• Dae Jaweon: page 810, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1977, character 4
• Unihan data for U+64F0

Chinese

trad.		擰
simp.		拧

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): níng (ning²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ning² / ling² / ning⁴ / ning⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng / liàm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: níng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: níng
    • Wade–Giles: ning²
    • Yale: níng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ning
    • Palladius: нин (nin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: ning² / ling² / ning⁴ / ning⁶
    • Yale: níng / líng / nìhng / nihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ning² / ling² / ning⁴ / ning⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ning² / ling² / ning⁴ / ning⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ³⁵/, /lɪŋ³⁵/, /nɪŋ²¹/, /nɪŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng
    • Tâi-lô: lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: leeng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liàm
    • Tâi-lô: liàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaxm
    • IPA (Taipei): /liam¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liam²¹/

Note: lêng - vernacular (俗).

Definitions

擰

1. to twist; to wring

   把毛巾擰乾／把毛巾拧干  ―  bǎ máojīn níng gān  ―  to wring a towel dry

2. to pinch; to tweak

   擰耳朵／拧耳朵  ―  níng ěrduo  ―  to tweak somebody's ear

Compounds

• 擰乾 / 拧干
• 擰嘴 / 拧嘴
• 擰成一股 / 拧成一股
• 擰眉瞪眼 / 拧眉瞪眼
• 擰脖子 / 拧脖子

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǐng (ning³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ning² / ling² / ning⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǐng
    • Wade–Giles: ning³
    • Yale: nǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niing
    • Palladius: нин (nin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: ning² / ling² / ning⁶
    • Yale: níng / líng / nihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ning² / ling² / ning⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ning² / ling² / ning⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ³⁵/, /lɪŋ³⁵/, /nɪŋ²²/

Definitions

擰

1. to twist; to screw

   擰鑰匙／拧钥匙  ―  nǐng yàoshi  ―  to turn a key

   擰緊螺絲／拧紧螺丝  ―  nǐng jǐn luósī  ―  to tighten a screw

   擰開個樽蓋／拧开个樽盖 [Cantonese]  ―  ning² hoi¹ go³ zeon¹ goi³ [Jyutping]  ―  to unscrew a cap

2. (colloquial) wrong; mistaken
3. (colloquial, of two people) to disagree; to be at odds

Compounds

• 弄擰了 / 弄拧了
• 擰了 / 拧了
• 擰開 / 拧开
• 鬧擰了 / 闹拧了

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nìng (ning⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nìng
    • Wade–Giles: ning⁴
    • Yale: nìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninq
    • Palladius: нин (nin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

擰

1. (colloquial) stubborn; obstinate; unbending; headstrong

Synonyms

• (stubborn):

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• 倔強 / 倔强
• 儼硬 / 俨硬 (Hokkien)
• 剛強 / 刚强 (gāngqiáng)
• 剛愎 / 刚愎 (gāngbì) (literary)
• 剛毅 / 刚毅 (gāngyì)
• 剛烈 / 刚烈 (gāngliè)
• 堅強 / 坚强 (jiānqiáng)
• 堅毅 / 坚毅 (jiānyì)
• 婞直 (xìngzhí)
• 悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
• 頑強 / 顽强 (wánqiáng)

Compounds

• 擰性 / 拧性
• 擰種 / 拧种

Pronunciation 4

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ning⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: ning⁶
    • Yale: nihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ning⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ning⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ²²/

Definitions

擰

1. (Cantonese) to turn around

   擰頭／拧头 [Cantonese]  ―  ning⁶ tau^4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to shake one's head

   擰個頭去右手便 [Cantonese, trad.]
   拧个头去右手便 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ning⁶ go³ tau⁴ heoi³ jau⁶ sau² bin⁶ [Jyutping]

   to turn one's head to the right

   擰轉身／拧转身 [Cantonese]  ―  ning⁶ zyun³ san¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to turn one's body

Compounds

• 扭扭擰擰 / 扭扭拧拧
• 擰頭 / 拧头
• 擰頭擰髻 / 拧头拧髻

References

• “擰”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

擰

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): どう (dō)、にょう (nyō)
• Kun: みだれる (midareru)

Vietnamese

Han character

擰: Hán Nôm readings: ninh

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References

• Nom Foundation